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NEWS ABOUT: Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali stories: 7 news summaries

 The Greatest Comebacks Ever 


Aug 17, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick isn’t the first athlete who’s had to claw his way back from the wilderness. Time takes a look at the top sports comebacks ever, including:  
  • Muhammad Ali—The self-proclaimed “greatest of all time” bounced back after losing time for refusing to fight
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sports • Michael Vick • Brett Favre • Michael Jordan • Lance Armstrong • Muhammad Ali • comeback • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - With Monday marking the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, Esquire digs up celebs’ takes on what they’d have said if it had been them instead of Neil “One Giant Leap” Armstrong:
  • Muhammad Ali: Bring me back a challenger, ‘cause I’ve defeated everyone
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entertainment • Muhammad Ali • anniversary • moon landings • Timothy Leary • John Kenneth Galbraith • Ayn Rand • Bob Hope • Neil Armstrong • Truman Capote • Apollo 11 • Buckminster Fuller

 Ali: Nothing Has Defeated Me 


Apr 7, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - When NPR asked Muhammad Ali to weigh in for its “This I Believe” series, the boxing legend’s response was simple. “I have always believed in myself,” he said, in an essay read on the air by his wife, Lonnie. “And I still do.” Ali... More »

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Parkinson's disease • Muhammad Ali • confidence • NPR

(Newser) - EA has a new poster boy: Mike Tyson. The infamous boxer will adorn the cover of Fight Night Round 4 alongside Muhammad Ali and will be a playable character within, Silicon Alley Insider reports. As the star of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! for the original Nintendo, Tyson was... More »

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boxing • Mike Tyson • Muhammad Ali • Electronic Arts • video games

OPINION

Matthews Takes Record for Hot Air at Chilly Inauguration

MSNBC host's 'sizzling free-associations' provided some hot air in chilly DC

Jan 22, 09 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - It's a good thing Chris Matthews didn't run for the Senate after all, Jack Shafer writes for Slate, after listening to the MSNBC star let his mouth run wild Inauguration Day. "Drawing from a larder filled with old anecdotes, unreliable metaphors, wacky intuition, and superficial observations, the always-animated Matthews... More »

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television • John Roberts • MSNBC • Chris Matthews • Keith Olbermann • John Cusack • Muhammad Ali • Rachel Maddow • President Obama • Val Kilmer • Inauguration Day

 Yankee Stadium's 
 Greatest Moments 

The Post reflects on the closing stadium's mighty history

Sep 21, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Yankee Stadium hosts its last game today, the New York Post looks back at the greatest moments in “The House That Ruth Built." A smattering:
  • April 18, 1923: Seventy-five thousand fans cheer Babe Ruth's three-run homer on opening day.
  • April 27, 1947: Ruth says goodbye
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New York City • Babe Ruth • Yankee Stadium • Muhammad Ali • Nelson Mandela • Reggie Jackson

In This Corner,
a Boxer Jabbing at a Dream

Having won citizenship, champ aims for spot on US Olympic team

Aug 20, 07 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - As a Dominican native, Fernando Guerrero had to fight for US citizenship. This week, the middleweight boxer is saving his jabs for the ring, where he hopes to earn a spot on the US Olympic squad headed for Beijing. The 20-year-old champ, whose career detoured because he wasn’t a... More »

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boxing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • citizenship • Dominican Republic • Muhammad Ali • Joe Louis • Rocky Marciano • Fernando Guerrero • Olympic Games

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